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i l Letters Patent No. 72,263, dated December ,17, 18.57. I

IMPROVBD RAILROAD WBED-GUTTER.

TO ALL WHOM AI-'l MAY CONCERN:

lBe it known that I, 'Il'. S. BoIoUIt'r, of Boonsboro, in the'eounty oi noone,l and State of Iowa, have invented a new and improved Railroad Weed-Cutter; and I do hereby decl-are' that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereol`,which will enable others skilled in thea-rt tomake and use the same, reference being` had-to the accompanyingdrawings,'forming part of thi'sspeciication.

y Figure'l is a rear eud sectional view of a railroad-truck with my weed-cuttiug-devices attached,jcut in' the line :e ze, iig. 2. v

Figure 2 is a top view of the same.

Figure 3, a view of a. circular cutter detached..

'Figure 4, a view of a'straightf'cutter detached.

Similar letters of refei'euce indicate,corresponding parts,

Thisinvention relates to anew and useful improvement in a device for cutting weeds onia` railroad-track, and consists inl attaching cutters, either circularl or straight, to thetruck of a car, which are worked by gear, deriving its motion from the wheels ofthe car, as hereinafter more particularly described.

A is the truck of a railroad-car, mounted, as usual, on the ,wheels B B. A cross-frame, C,ris ittdon the truck-frame A, in such manner that it can be raised and lowered by means of a. lever, a, for the purpose of- Vlifting the cutters, when necessary, above the switch-joints or other obstructions inthe track that mayproject above the level ofthe cutters when in operation. On the inside of one o't' the wheels, B, is a bevel-gear, D, that engages a pinion', E, hung on-a crank-shaft, b, which is connected bya pitniu-n, c, with circular teethed cutters eZ ,plaeed on each side of a rail,` as shown in iig. 1and provided lwith longguards or guide-fingers e, on the side next the rail, for the purpose of pushing the weeds up to the cutters, which cut them-ofi` as the car moves forward. l For cutting the weeds outside ofthe track some distance, a'straight cutter-bar, F, may be attached to the pitman c, to operate it, and it is raised or lowered :ts-desired by a rod, g.

The operation of these devices is obvious. As the car moves forward the motion ot' the wheel working. the gear D will operate the cutters, which are constructed with teeth. working against fingers inl the usual Way. iu mowing-machines, to cut down th'e Weeds growingon alrail'i'oad-track. u

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The arrangement ofthe circular cutters d, and thel straight cutter-bar F, or either of them, in combination with a railroad-truck, A, substantially as and. for the purpose herein described.

J. si BOICOURT.

Witnesses:

W. H THRIFT, RoBT. S. PARKER. 

